In “To Your Health,” the Washington Post (8/13, Bever) reports that after studying some 80,000 youngsters “over a four-year period,” Kaiser Permanent researchers found “no association between the prenatal Tdap (for tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis, also known as whooping cough) vaccine and autism spectrum disorder when looking at tens of thousands of children.” The findings were published online Aug. 13 in Pediatrics.
Also covering the study are Newsweek (8/13, Spear), HealthDay (8/13, Norton), MedPage Today (8/13, Walker), and Medscape (8/13, Subscription Publication).
Related Links:
— “Tdap vaccine given to pregnant women did not increase risk of autism in children, study says, “Lindsey Bever, The Washington Post, August 13, 2018.